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Fear Factory
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Location:
- Los Angeles, California
- Status:
- Active
- Formed in:
- 1990
- Genre:
- Industrial/Death Metal (early); Groove/Industrial Metal (later)
- Lyrical themes:
- Technology, Anti-religion, Hate, Society, Science fiction, Politics
- Current label:
- Nuclear Blast
- Years active:
- 1989-1990 (as Ulceration), 1990 (as Fear the Factory), 1990-2002, 2002-2006, 2009-2017, 2020-present
Fear Factory first went by the name Ulceration in 1989, which was a song on their supposed first release Concrete. Later they went under the name Fear the Factory (named after a factory near the band's rehearsal place, which was guarded by people carrying machine guns), but then decided to shorten it to Fear Factory on October 31st, 1990. Later that night, Dino Cazares and Raymond Herrera wrote ...
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| Current | |
| Dino Cazares | Guitars (1990-2002, 2009-2017, 2020-present), Vocals (backing) (1990-2002) |
| See also: Asesino, Soulfly (live), Divine Heresy, ex-The Douche Lords, Die Klute, Jasta (live), ex-Brujeria, ex-Excruciating Terror (live), ex-BodyBag, ex-Hated... and Proud!, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Ulceration | |
| Mike Heller | Drums (2012-2017, 2020-present) |
| See also: Amahiru, Azure Emote, Cruelty Exalted, Excommunicated, Gorepunch, Malignancy, Raven, WretchedPain, ex-Control/Resist, The 01Experience, The Lucid, Zen from Mars, ex-Castrofate, ex-System Divide, ex-World Under Blood, ex-Zillah, ex-Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, ex-Disembowel | |
| Tony Campos | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2015-2017, 2021-present) |
| See also: Asesino, Attika 7, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, Hail the Horns, Max & Iggor Cavalera, Static-X, ex-Brujeria, ex-Dia de los Muertos, ex-Ministry, ex-Possessed, ex-Prong, ex-Soulfly, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Agony (live), ex-Attika | |
| Past | |
| Dave Gibney | Bass (1990-1991) |
| See also: ex-Ulceration | |
| Raymond Herrera | Drums, Percussion (1990-2002, 2002-2006, 2009) |
| See also: ex-Arkaea, ex-Asesino, ex-Brujeria, ex-Phobia, ex-Burn It All, ex-Kush, ex-LA's Infidels, ex-Ulceration | |
| Burton C. Bell | Vocals (1990-2002, 2002-2006, 2009-2017, 2020-2021) |
| See also: Ascension of the Watchers, ex-Ministry, ex-Geezer, ex-City of Fire, ex-Ulceration | |
| Andy Romero | Bass (1991-1992) |
| Andrew Shives | Bass (1992-1993) |
| See also: ex-Lynx, ex-Oblivion | |
| Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1993-2002), Guitars (2002-2006, 2009) |
| See also: Vio-lence, ex-Arkaea, ex-Asphyxia, Burn It All, Powerflo, Sunflower Dead, ex-Cyclone, ex-Threat Signal (live), ex-Beowülf, ex-Kush, ex-LA's Infidels, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Korn (live) | |
| Byron Stroud | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2003-2012) |
| See also: Zimmers Hole, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, City of Fire, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Just Cause (live), ex-3 Inches of Blood (live), ex-Fuel Injected .45, ex-Imonolith, ex-The Ani Kyd Band, ex-Unit:187 | |
| Gene Hoglan | Drums (2009-2012) |
| See also: Brendon Small's Galaktikon, Dark Angel, Dethklok, Anthrax (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Meldrum, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Mechanism, ex-Pitch Black Forecast, Death DTA (live), ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Just Cause, ex-Memorain, ex-Testament, ex-Viking, ex-Zimmers Hole, ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Wargod, ex-Carnage, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk, ex-The Ani Kyd Band, ex-Glostik Willy (live) | |
| Matt DeVries | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2012-2015) |
| See also: ex-Chimaira, ex-Ringworm, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Lamb of God (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Nitro (live), ex-Ascension, ex-DescEnsioN | |
| Past (Live) | |
| Reynor Diego | Keyboards (1992-1995) |
| Steve Tushar | Keyboards (1995-1997) |
| See also: ex-Carbon 12, ex-Oscillate | |
| Rhys Fulber | Keyboards (1997) |
| See also: Conjure One, Delerium, Intermix, Front Line Assembly (live), ex-Nailbomb (live) | |
| John Paul Morgan | Keyboards (1997) |
| See also: ex-Strapping Young Lad (live), ex-Unit:187 | |
| John Bechdel | Keyboards (1998-2004) |
| See also: Ministry, Ascension of the Watchers, ex-Prong, ex-Murder, Inc., ex-Killing Joke (live) | |
| Tony Jelencovich | Vocals (2012) |
| See also: Death Destruction, Transport League, Icon in Me, ex-C-187, ex-Commander, ex-Ton of Bricks, ex-B-Thong, Iron Shit Snakes, M.A.N., ex-Angel Blake, ex-Outshine, ex-Mnemic (live) | |
| Jessie Sanchez | Bass (2014) |
| See also: Circle of Violence, Black Oil, ex-Bonded by Blood, ex-Holy Grail, ex-Warbringer, ex-Kauze | |
| Dino Cazares | Guitars (1990-2002, 2009-2017, 2020-present), Vocals (backing) (1990-2002) |
| See also: Asesino, Soulfly (live), Divine Heresy, ex-The Douche Lords, Die Klute, Jasta (live), ex-Brujeria, ex-Excruciating Terror (live), ex-BodyBag, ex-Hated... and Proud!, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Ulceration | |
| Mike Heller | Drums (2012-2017, 2020-present) |
| See also: Amahiru, Azure Emote, Cruelty Exalted, Excommunicated, Gorepunch, Malignancy, Raven, WretchedPain, ex-Control/Resist, The 01Experience, The Lucid, Zen from Mars, ex-Castrofate, ex-System Divide, ex-World Under Blood, ex-Zillah, ex-Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, ex-Disembowel | |
| Tony Campos | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2015-2017, 2021-present) |
| See also: Asesino, Attika 7, Buck Satan and the 666 Shooters, Hail the Horns, Max & Iggor Cavalera, Static-X, ex-Brujeria, ex-Dia de los Muertos, ex-Ministry, ex-Possessed, ex-Prong, ex-Soulfly, ex-Cavalera Conspiracy (live), ex-Agony (live), ex-Attika | |
| Dave Gibney | Bass (1990-1991) |
| See also: ex-Ulceration | |
| Raymond Herrera | Drums, Percussion (1990-2002, 2002-2006, 2009) |
| See also: ex-Arkaea, ex-Asesino, ex-Brujeria, ex-Phobia, ex-Burn It All, ex-Kush, ex-LA's Infidels, ex-Ulceration | |
| Burton C. Bell | Vocals (1990-2002, 2002-2006, 2009-2017, 2020-2021) |
| See also: Ascension of the Watchers, ex-Ministry, ex-Geezer, ex-City of Fire, ex-Ulceration | |
| Andy Romero | Bass (1991-1992) |
| Andrew Shives | Bass (1992-1993) |
| See also: ex-Lynx, ex-Oblivion | |
| Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass, Vocals (backing) (1993-2002), Guitars (2002-2006, 2009) |
| See also: Vio-lence, ex-Arkaea, ex-Asphyxia, Burn It All, Powerflo, Sunflower Dead, ex-Cyclone, ex-Threat Signal (live), ex-Beowülf, ex-Kush, ex-LA's Infidels, ex-Roadrunner United, ex-Korn (live) | |
| Byron Stroud | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2003-2012) |
| See also: Zimmers Hole, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, City of Fire, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Just Cause (live), ex-3 Inches of Blood (live), ex-Fuel Injected .45, ex-Imonolith, ex-The Ani Kyd Band, ex-Unit:187 | |
| Gene Hoglan | Drums (2009-2012) |
| See also: Brendon Small's Galaktikon, Dark Angel, Dethklok, Anthrax (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Meldrum, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Mechanism, ex-Pitch Black Forecast, Death DTA (live), ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Just Cause, ex-Memorain, ex-Testament, ex-Viking, ex-Zimmers Hole, ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Wargod, ex-Carnage, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk, ex-The Ani Kyd Band, ex-Glostik Willy (live) | |
| Matt DeVries | Bass, Vocals (backing) (2012-2015) |
| See also: ex-Chimaira, ex-Ringworm, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Lamb of God (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Nitro (live), ex-Ascension, ex-DescEnsioN | |
| Past | |
| Reynor Diego | Keyboards (1992-1995) |
| Steve Tushar | Keyboards (1995-1997) |
| See also: ex-Carbon 12, ex-Oscillate | |
| Rhys Fulber | Keyboards (1997) |
| See also: Conjure One, Delerium, Intermix, Front Line Assembly (live), ex-Nailbomb (live) | |
| John Paul Morgan | Keyboards (1997) |
| See also: ex-Strapping Young Lad (live), ex-Unit:187 | |
| John Bechdel | Keyboards (1998-2004) |
| See also: Ministry, Ascension of the Watchers, ex-Prong, ex-Murder, Inc., ex-Killing Joke (live) | |
| Tony Jelencovich | Vocals (2012) |
| See also: Death Destruction, Transport League, Icon in Me, ex-C-187, ex-Commander, ex-Ton of Bricks, ex-B-Thong, Iron Shit Snakes, M.A.N., ex-Angel Blake, ex-Outshine, ex-Mnemic (live) | |
| Jessie Sanchez | Bass (2014) |
| See also: Circle of Violence, Black Oil, ex-Bonded by Blood, ex-Holy Grail, ex-Warbringer, ex-Kauze | |
| Added by: pakchooieunf | Modified by: NordicFire74 |
| Added on: 2002-07-18 18:37:14 | Last modified on: 2022-06-21 14:07:09 |